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Teaching And Assessing The General Capabilities In A Secondary School Context, Loren Clarke, Melissa Hughes Aug 2019

Teaching And Assessing The General Capabilities In A Secondary School Context, Loren Clarke, Melissa Hughes

2009 - 2019 ACER Research Conferences

Education researchers, policymakers and private enterprise agree that, in addition to content knowledge, students in the 21st century need to acquire particular skills to equip them for active citizenship in the modern world. This is a real challenge for teachers today: how do they teach and assess the skills needed to live and work in the 21st century? This paper will explore the development of Eltham High School’s focus on teaching and assessment of collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking over the past seven years. It will explore the development of the assessment program, its connection to the school and state …


21st Century Reasoning Modalities In Interdisciplinary Stem Education, Bryan Gallant Apr 2016

21st Century Reasoning Modalities In Interdisciplinary Stem Education, Bryan Gallant

GS4 Georgia Southern Student Scholars Symposium

The overarching goal of the Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education (iå_STEMe) at Georgia Southern University is to improve student engagement and learning outcomes in STEM courses through immersion in authentic, real-world, problem-based and place-based educational settings. To accomplish this goal, iå_STEMe has partnered with 10 middle and high schools located in Georgia to incorporate a series of reasoning modalities developed to meet the requirements of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) to develop STEM literate citizens capable of making informed decisions, and to open up opportunities to fill the growing need for STEM professionals. The reasoning modalities developed are Complex …


Meeting The Needs Of All Children In A Knowledge And Technological Rich World, Steven W. Edwards Mar 2015

Meeting The Needs Of All Children In A Knowledge And Technological Rich World, Steven W. Edwards

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

The world is changing at a rapid pace and our schools must adapt to keep pace with these changes. This session will focus on the learning environment that needs to be in place to meet the academic, social, and behavioral needs of all children in the 21st Century school setting. Participants will leave with concepts and skills that they can immediately implement in their setting.


Meeting The Needs Of All Children In A Knowledge And Technological Rich World, Steven W. Edwards Mar 2015

Meeting The Needs Of All Children In A Knowledge And Technological Rich World, Steven W. Edwards

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

The world is changing at a rapid pace and our schools must adapt to keep pace with these changes. This session will focus on the learning environment that needs to be in place to meet the academic, social and behavioral needs of all children in the 21st Century school setting. Participants will leave with concepts and skills that they can immediately implement in their setting.